Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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127. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of roads funding from his Department for Cavan, Monaghan and Meath county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15538/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and securing exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme.  Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for TII, in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.

The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the relevant local authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants.

I announced the 2021 Regional and Local Road grant allocations on the 15^thFebruary. The tables below outline the 2021 grant allocations for Cavan, Monaghan and Meath County Councils.